Apparatus for flanging the tins or canisters for preserves.



A. WILZIN.

APPARATUS FOR FLANGING THE TINS OR GANISTERS FOR FEE-SERVES. APPLICATION FILED SBPT.17,1907

928,61 8 Patented July 20, 1909.

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APPARATUS FOR FLANGING THE TINS 0R CANISTERS FOR PRESERVES.

APPLICATION F ILED SEPT. 17. 1907.

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APPARATUS FOR FLANGING THE TINS OR GANISTERS FOR PRESERVES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17, 1907.

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A. WILZIN.

APPARATUS FOR FLANGING THE TINS 0R GANISTERS FOR PRESERVES.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT.17, 1907.

928,61 8. Patented July 20, 1909.

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A. WILZIN. APPARATUS FOR FLANGING THE TINS OR CANI$TERS FOR PRESERVES. V

APPLIOATION FILED SBPT.17,1907.

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all whom may cooccm: Be it known that 100 the 'ollowing is a full, clear, and exact denschines at presenteinployed for in the body-portions of tins or can- 1 iese1'ves, an eccentric rotary do ement i imported to the tins during the hearing operation which produces exceedingly severe shocks and vibrations so that there is a tendency of; the side-seams oi" the bodies to become broken 9? distorted, and lidlei' the output of these machines is very site i, since, if they operate at high speeds the shocks produced by the eccentric movement become. excessive and it is impossible accomplish the work properly.

invention relates to a machine for obviating the above disadvantages characzed by the fectthat the body- Portions of We tins are held motionless curing the opesstion and the fianging is effected progiessively end without vibration by rolls to which is impacted sin'iultenemisly with their rotary movement a radial movement of translation from the interior toward the exterior of the tin.

The accompanying drawings illustrate b way of example a machine constructed according to the invention.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section showinga machine adapted to flange cylindrical can-bodies. 2 and 3 are two detail views showing in plan and face views respectively the mounting of the Hanging rolls. Figs. l and 5 show in the open and closed positions respectively, in section made on line A, A, Fig. 1, the jaws for holding the can-bodies motionless during the longing operation. Fig. 6 shznys a modified form of construction adapted to 'ilange irregularly shaped (oval, oblong and the like) can-bodies. Figs. 7 to show an automatic method of carrying out the invention; Fig. 7 being an elevation, Fig. 8 a plan view, Fig. 9 an end view and Fig. 10 a section on line B, B, of Fig. 7.

As illustrated in Figs. i and 5 the canbodies a whereof the edges are to be flanged are placed in a vertical chute b whence they fall upon two supports 0 between which there is a suflicient interval to enable said tins to pass lifi'Qf having been flanged. Two movable jaws (Z capable of displacement as shown in Figs. i and 5 are mounted upon a framing which also supports said fixed supports 0, each of said jaws being iorined with inclined upper portion f whereby, upon the approximation of: the jaws, the column of tins shove that tin which is to be gripped by the jaws is raised and the tin to be flanged is thus isolated from the remainder and the jaws are enabled to close. The closing and opening of jaws i may be efiected when desised by any suitable means. lhe longing rolls are mounted outwardly of one or of each of the supports 0. 4

Coaxielly with the jews c5 when they are closed as in Fig. 5 is mounted a hollow shaft 9 (Fig. l) whereon the roll-carrier h is formed; said she t rotating in bearing 2' and carrying a driving pulley j over which abelt passes. The ioll-carfieifi'isformed with e slide'way wherein inove two carriers 7e, is, each having attached to it a saddle Z, Z

bearing a roll m, W. Said carriers is, is are connected by links it, n to shaft 0 which is adapted to move longitudinally within the hollow shaft 9. The iolls m, m, are thus adapted toreceive movement ongulai'ly of shaft 9 and to be simultaneously shifted radially theieof. The rolls p situated op posite the rolls m, m at the extremity of jaws (Z, may be mounted and driven by means similar to that already described; and further the support whereon said diriv lug mechanism is mounted is movable so as to enable it to be moved away from and toward the jaws d as desired upon the introduction between said jaws of'niaterial to he worked.

if desiredthe machine may be provided at one side onlywith a set of rolls as de scribed above,'in which case the tin to be flanged would be held at its opposite ex: tremity during the operation by any suitable means.

'ljhe operation of the machine is as follows: The tins a piled in the chute ere supposted on the lips f of jews d. When the machine is set in opeietionthe two jaws d separate from one another and the column b are retainedwhen the distributen carries of tins a descends until the lowermost tin rests upon the supports 0. The jaws (Z then close upon and grip said lowermost tin a and when so doing lift it slightly above the supports 0 as shown in Figs. 1 and 5; and at the same time the lips f of jaws (Z raise the column of tins a so as to isolate them from the tin to be flanged which is thus held completely motionless by the jaws d. The supports whereon the rolls p, p and m, m. are

' mounted then receive a slight movement of translation so that said rolls bear with their shoulders against the edges of the can-body. This is a very important point because in this way the body is automatically and without additional mechanism centered with refeienceto the working faces of the jaws before the flanging action commences thus in-, suring flanges of e ual and uniform Width, an essential condition for tightness in doubled seamed cans. Then, while the rollcarrier it rotates, the shaft 0 receives a movementof translation in the direction of verse direction; the two carriers is, is, move.

apart and the rolls m, m and p, p respectively fian e the edges of the body a against the sides 0 jaws d. When the edge or edges of the tin a have been flanged the shaft 0 receives'a longitudinal movement in the reverse direction; the two carriers k, move toward one another; the rolls move a short distance away from the jaws which open andallow the flanged tin a to fall between the supports 0. Then the next succeeding tin drops-upon the supports 0 and the same operations are repeate I,

The modificatioif'shown in Fig. 6 is applicable to any shape of body and the radial isplacement of the carriers 70,112; is controlled by a mandrel n of the same configuration as the body to be flanged and keyed u on the shaft 0 movable longitudinall wlthin the hollow shaft 9 as above describe The carriers is, k are each provided with a roll 1', 1", maintained in contact with the mandrel by means of retracting springs s, s

- bearingiupon plates t, t attached to the rollcarrier h and constantly-tending to force the carriers is It toward the center of the 'machine.

w ich is imparted intermittent rotary movenentwrotat/es within a casing b provided with a feed chute b controlling the introduc tion into-the machine of the tins or canbodies. '1; The tins-e contained by said chute away the lowermost one by means of a finger g which becomes disengaged from the column at the desired moment in order to allow the column of tins to advance down the chute. To this end the finger g is mounted upon an oscillating arm movable about an axis 9 and connected ya rod 9 to an has alreadybeen explained, the can-body a carried by the distributer is held motionless opposite the rolls m, m, p, p, by the jaws d, (F, whereofthe opening and closing" are controlled by the following means. The aforesaid jaws, movable above a fixed axis 14, are each provided with one or more arms (Z (5 connected by means of links d d, to a rack d movable in a guided and adapted to engage with a toothed sector a, keyed upon shaftr, to which latter oscillatory movement is imparted in a manner to be hereinafter described. As described above the two roll-carriers l1, receive rotary move ment and a radial movement of translation;

-tl1e'rotary movement being transmitted as mentioned above by means of sleeves g through which shafts 0 upon which are formed the carriers ltjfpass. The longitudi nal reciprocatory movement of each shape 0 is controlled by a leveig c movable about an axis 43 and actuated cam v keyed'upon shaft 8. The operationof the machine is as follows :"The jaws d; ii-being open, the distributer c havingti intermittent rotary motion transmitted to it by means of shaft 5 and Maltese-cross-shaped member 6' places a can-body in position {opposite the roll-carriers h and then ceases to rotate, The jaws cl, d then close under the action of the longitudinal displacement transmitted to the rack 03 b the sector 4d" and cam s, and the tin is hel motionless, in the desired position to be operated upon bythe rolls m, m", p, p;

The can-body beingtfthus held in position, the two shafts 0 are-ldisplaced longitudinally in the direction oflthe arrows indicated in Fig. 7, the. rolls, m, m, p, 1) pass into said tin and press upon and flange the edges of the tin in the manner previously described. \Vhen the edges Mire been thus flanged the rolls m, m, p, pi"; disengage from the tin; the two shafts 0 "l cturn to their initial position and the jaws cl, (l open. This distributer c then receives a fresh angular dis placement, the tin or can-body which has con flanged falls upon the inclined plane w whereby it is carried away from the machine, and at the same time the distributer brings another tin into position before the rolls m, m, p, p, no time being lost in operating upon successive tins.

The machine is adapted to flange canbodies of any'configuration, oval, oblong or the like, and its dimensions, arrangement of the details and method of driving may be varied in accordance with difi'e'r'ent applications.

Claims:

1. A machine for fianging the bodies of sheet metal cans, including in combination a backing member having a transverse face, a roll having a shoulder 1n position to engage the edge of the can-body, means for moving said roll to bring it" into engagement with the can-body and to insure the latters lying in its proper position relatively to said back-' ing member with its edge beyond said transverse face, and means for rotating said roll about the axis of the can-body and simultaneously moying it outward from said axis to bend said edge back against said transverse face. I

2. A machine for fianging the bodies of sheet metal cans, including in combination a backing member having faces transverse to the axis of the can-body and at a lesser distance from each other than the length of the can-body and lying back of the edges of the can-body in its normal position and adapted to serve as Working faces against which the fianging may be done a roll at each end of said backing member and having a flange, means for moving said rolls toward the canbody to cause said flanges to engage the edges thereof to insure the correct position of the can-body, and means for rotating said rolls about the axis of the can-body and body, and toggle mechanism operated by an axial push-rod for giving said roll an outward movement to effect the fianging, the toggles being arranged to stand substantially or approximately transverse to the push-rod in the outward position of the roll, whereby axial reaction upon the push-rod is minimized.

4. A machine for fianging the bodies of sheet metal cans, including in combination a pair of jaws adapted to be closed about the can-body so as to hold the same motionless while being flanged and having outer faces transverse to the axis of the can-body and lying back of the edge of the can-body in the normal position of the latter,means for bending the edge of the can-body back against said transverse face and'an intermittently rotating feeding disk arranged to convey can-bodies in succession to said jaws.

The foregoing specification of my apparatus for fianging the tins or containers for preserves signed by me this sixth day of September 1907.

ARTHUR WILZIN.

Witnesses:

H. 0. Com, 7 MAURICE H. PIGNET. 

